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North Dakota State University-Main Campus Scholarships and Merit Aid

Fargo, North Dakota

11 scholarships North Dakota State University-Main Campus publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

9,567Undergraduates
95%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

First-Year Guaranteed Scholarship (3.98-4.00 GPA tier)

$3,000

Published requirement
3.98 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1370 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$3,000/year (maximum of four years)ndsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

First-Year Guaranteed Scholarship (3.80-3.97 GPA tier)

$2,000

Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$2,000/year (maximum of four years)ndsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

First-Year Guaranteed Scholarship (3.65-3.79 GPA tier)

$1,500

Published requirement
3.65 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$1,500/year (maximum of four years)ndsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

First-Year Guaranteed Scholarship (3.0-3.64 GPA tier)

$1,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$1,000/year (maximum of four years)ndsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

First-Year Guaranteed Scholarship (3.98–4.00 GPA or 3.0+ GPA & 30+ ACT)

$3,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-07-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$3,000/year (maximum of four years)ndsu.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Transfer Guaranteed Scholarship (3.5–4.0 GPA)

$2,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-08-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$2,000 (renewable for one additional year)ndsu.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Awards that take an application (1)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

NDSU North Dakota Native American Scholarship Match

$2,000

may be eligible for a $2,000/year scholarship matchndsu.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (4)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Mildred Larson Business Presidential Scholarship

$6,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-02-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$6,000 ($1,500/year for maximum of 4 years)ndsu.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Mildred Larson Business Presidential Scholarship

$0

$1,500/year (max of 4 years)ndsu.edu

Challey Boost (College of Business Guaranteed Scholarship)

$0

CHALLEY BOOST 3.98-4.0 GPA $750/year (max of 4 years)ndsu.edu

Olson Boost (College of Business Guaranteed Scholarship)

$0

OLSON BOOST 3.8-3.97 GPA $750/year (max of 4 years)ndsu.edu
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What North Dakota State University-Main Campus costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$26,501In-state, per year
$31,435Out-of-state, per year

Where North Dakota State University-Main Campus lists its scholarships

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a North Dakota State University-Main Campus page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.

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